Ventilated hat



May 5, 1925.

s. FRITZ ET AL.

VENTILATED HAT Filed Aug @9i/Immo VCA aowuja Patented May 5, 1925..

UNITED STATES Awenn rari-:nr ermee STANLEY FRITZ AND` .ALEXANDER FRITZ,OE MANAYUNK, PHLADELE'HIA,

PENNSYLVANIA. i i

'VENTILATED HAT.

Application lfiled August 2, 1924. Serial No. 729,775.'V

i T0 all/157mm z5 may concern:

Be it lrnown `that we, STANLEY Fnrrz andl ALEXANDER Firrrz, citizens ofthe United matt L tMr i l Pl 'l l-l l# t a cs, resin ing a ana; un c, i1at e p na,

' in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful improvements in Ventilated llats; and we dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the saine. p

Uur invent-ion relates to improvements in hats of the type in which thewall of the crown is provided `with an openwor f portion for ventilatingpurposes, and one object of the invention is to provide a slidingbaiidwithin the hat constructed and mounted in a novel .manner to cover allor a part of the openwork portieri ot the crown wall, when` overdesired, for instance, to prevent rain or a cold wind from drivinguthrough the open- 'worle Another object of the invention to provide a.device of the `class set forth lwhich line 3-tl of Fig. 2, the slidableband being' shown in raised position. f y

Figure t is a view similar to Fig. 3 but illustrating the slidable bandin its lowered operative position.

Figure 'is a vertical transverse sectional view on line 5 5 of Fig. 2showing' the slidable band raised. i

Figure G is an enlarged view similar to a band in lowered position.

.portiono'l Fig'. 2, illustrating the slidable Figure 7 is a verticalsectional view on line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Figures 8 and 9 are detail horizontal sec*` tions on lines S-S yand 9--9of Fig. 7.

the numeral l designates a riml ot straw,

` felt or any other desired material, the inner edge of said riin havingan upstanding flange 2. Spaced above this flange, is the wall 3 of amain crown section 4l, also formed of straw, felt or any other preferredniaterial. An openwork band 5 surrounds the flange 2 and the lower edgeportion of the crown wall 3 and co-operates with `the crown section 4 informing a complete crown for thehat; i The -openwork band 5 may beformed of fabric, metal or other desired material, but finely woven wirepreferably used. rlhe upper andlower edges of the band 5 may be securedto the crown wall l and the flange 2 in any desired manner, for

`instance by stitching' as `indicated at G, and

narrowhat bands 7 extend around the edge portions of the band 5 toobscure them, said bands 7 being ofribbon, elastic or any other suitablematerial.

Extending' vertically between the flange 2 andthe crown wall 3, are a`number of subn stantially rigid guides 8 which are preferably ofchannel form with their edge walls turned inwardly toward each other asindi` cated at 9. These guides are secured in any desired manner to theflange 2 and the wall 3 and they serve to support the upper crownsection 4 from the rim l, taking strain from the openwork band 5.`Vertical plates lll are slidably received in the guides 8 and arepreferably provided at their upper ends with inwardly extending ears' llby means of which they may bereadily raised or lowo ered, and to holdsuch slides in either raised or lowered positions, the guides S arepreferably provided with upper aud lower shallow recesses 12 and 13, andthe slides are formed with rounded projections las, adapted to snap intoeither the upper or lower recesses, as will be clear by comparing Figs.5 and T. A vertically movable band l5 is suitably connected with theslides l0 to be either raised into the crown of the hat shown in Fig'.3, or to belowered to prevent rain or cold air from entering the hatthrough the openwork band 5, as seen in Fig. This band l5 is preferablyformed ofleather or otherllexible material and has its upper and loweredges secured to a. pair of wire rings 1G which are in turn secured tothe slides l0, said edges of the band l5 being prefer# `ably turnedaround the wire rings 16 ln the drawing above briefly described,`

shown at 17.

It will be seen troni the above, that the guides S llOld the upper crownsection t and the rim l in rigidly spaced relation, as well as acting asguides for the slides l0.

Furthermore, in addition to serving merely as carriers and adjusters forthe band l5, it will be seen that the slides lO co-act with the rings 16in retaining said band l5 in proper shape even though it may be formedot leather or other flexible material.

The hat is provided with an appropriate sweat-band 1S which is ot a typenormally spaced inwardly to some extent from the wall ot the crown, sothat when `the band l5 is lowered, the sweat-band will remain at itsinner side, as seen `in Fig. 4.

t will be seen from the :above that a very simple and inexpensiveventilated hat has been provided, yet one which will be very desirable.In order to permit the circulation of air through the openwork band 5,it is simply necessary to move the band 15 to the raised position oi'Figs. 2 and 3 by pulling upward-ly upon `the ears ll of the slides l0.Similarly, to prevent air or vrain from passing through the openworkband 5 and chilling the wearers head, it is simply necessary to lowerthe band l5 to the position disclosed fin Figs. 4L and 6.

As excellent results may be obtainable from the details disclosed, theymay well be followed, but vwithin the scope ot' lthe invention asclaimed, knumerous niodii'ications may be made and obviously any or allparts ot `the hat may be'decorated in any desired manner. Also, asuitable lining, either ornamental or of other nature, may be provided,as will be readily understood.

It may be added that the 'lower edge portion of the wall 3 is preferablypressed or flattened to some extent to slightly decrease its thickness,so that when the wire or the like 5 is applied, it will be tlush withthe outer side of said wall.

le claim l. A hat comprising a rim, an upper crown section having itsside wall spaced above said rim, a lower crown section ot openwork lormconnecting the rim with the upper crown section, vertical guides at theinside of Vthe hat connected with the rim and the upper crown section tohold them in properly spaced relation, slides movable vertically alongsaid guides, and a band within the hat secured to said slides, said bandbeing upwardly 1n vable into the upper sectionot the crown or downwardlymovable for disposition at the inner side ot said openworlr lower crownsection.

2. A structure as specified in claim l; said band comprising upper andlower rings secured to said slides, and a strip ot lexible material hating its edges secured to said rings.

3. i structure as specilied in claim l, said guides consisting otvertical plates having their edge walls bent inwardly toward each otherto form channels, said slides consisting oli .f'ertical plates slidablyengaged with said inturned edge walls and having inwardly directed earsat their upper ends.

A structure as specified in claim l; said guides and slides 'havingco-acting means ifor holzgling the latter in either' raised or loweredposition.

ln testimony whereof we have hereunto aiiixed our signatures.

S'lU-rNLlJTY FRITZ. ALEXANDER FRITZ.

